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- Julia Kristeva pursues her exploration of the core emotions of the human psyche through a series of philosophical and literary texts.
- About the Author: Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII.
- 414 Pages
- Literary Criticism, General
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About the Book
"Assuming the voices of psychoanalyst, scholar, and postmodern polemicist, Julia Kristeva discusses both the conflicts and commonalities among the Greek, Christian, Roman, and contemporary discourses on love, desire, and self. Her analysis deals with the role of narcissism and idealization in the formation of a love object. She accounts for the role of the death drive by coining the term "love/hate.""-- Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
Julia Kristeva pursues her exploration of the core emotions of the human psyche through a series of philosophical and literary texts. She focuses on the role of narcissism and idealization in the formation of a love object, accounting for the role of the death drive by coining the term "love/hate." Tales of Love offers illuminating psychoanalytic readings of Thomas Aquinas, courtly romances, Romeo and Juliet, Baudelaire, Stendhal, and Bataille, among others.Review Quotes
Assuming the voices of psychoanalyst, scholar, and postmodern polemicist, Kristeva discusses both the conflicts and commonalities among the Greek, Christian, Roman, and contemporary discourses on love, desire, and self. . . . The analytical work is punctuated throughout by the personal, so that intelligently moving thoughts on motherhood aptly intervene. Kristeva makes a very strong case for the claim that the goal of analysis is not a truth in but a dynamic rebirth of the analysand via language.-- "Choice"
About the Author
Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII. A renowned psychoanalyst, philosopher, and linguist, she has written dozens of books spanning semiotics, political theory, literary criticism, gender and sex, and cultural critique, as well as several novels and autobiographical works, published in English translation by Columbia University Press. Kristeva was the inaugural recipient of the Holberg International Memorial Prize in 2004 "for innovative explorations of questions on the intersection of language, culture, and literature."
Leon S. Roudiez (1917-2004) was professor emeritus and former head of the French Department at Columbia University.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .97 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.21 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 414
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Julia Kristeva
Language: English
Street Date: March 4, 2025
TCIN: 92341346
UPC: 9780231219006
Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-6234
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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